captivated
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Among those captivated during a recent visit was first-time shopper Kevin Smith, a librarian and cat lover.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Next month, his club will travel to see him in A Midsummer Night's Dream - and he hopes more young minds will be captivated by the "snow globe of human emotion" that is live theatre.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
The book captivated Edgar Kaufmann Jr.—the son of a Pittsburgh department store owner—so much so that he enrolled in Wright’s Taliesin Fellowship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Here’s the thing: Looking back, I do understand the utopian vision that captivated Hong and her fellow partisans.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Mr. Becker was captivated by John Dean’s wife, Maureen, who sat behind her husband when he was testifying and wore elegant clothes and pulled her blond hair back in a tight bun.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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